Category: Custom Diecast

  • New Hot Wheels & Diorama Update

    My awesome wife picked up an “almost” complete Camaro series from Hot Wheels. I think we’re only missing one, shouldn’t be too hard to pick up. She always has her eye open for new sets that we don’t have in the collection, especially anything VW related. Also had a few minutes to update the diorama…

  • Diorama Coming Along

    Got some time today to work on the diorama. Still coming up with new ideas and ways of doing things, but it’s slowly coming together. The rat rod VW is complete now, I won’t be doing anything else to it. The inside walls are coming together nicely, trim will be next. Since this is going…

  • New Decals, New Die Cast, New Project

    Picked up some new die cast while out about this past week. Really cool looking Hot Wheels VW truck, would love to use this in a future custom. Also picked up a Greenlight Classic VW Beetle. I think I may already have this, not sure, I’ll have to do some digging. But it was on…

  • Hot Wheels Spectraflame Red Challenger (How To)

    The original spectraflame color Hot Wheels are some of the most sought after for collectors. Spectraflame is the name used by Mattel for the metallic finishes sported by their original “Hot Wheels” cars in 1968 through 1972 and also on Super Treasure Hunts. The finish was not the standard paint used on normal cars, but…

  • Die Cast Haul (Beach Bomb)

    Added some new die cast to the collection over the past month or so, some common, some not so common. Of course, my favorite of the pick is the pink Beach Bomb. (looks maroon in the photos above, but it’s actually very pink) Of course the pink Beach Bomb is the most expensive Hot Wheels…